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Racial Justice

U.S. soldiers arrives at the site of a car bomb attack that targeted a NATO coalition convoy in Kabul on September 24, 2017.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

If Biden Wants to Confront White Supremacy, He Must Also End the “War on Terror”

For the last two decades, state violence rooted in white supremacy has operated under the guise of the “war on terror.”
by
Maha Hilal,
Truthout
January 29, 2021
Truthout
Interview
Racial Justice

Movement for Black Lives Activists Respond to Biden’s Orders on Racial Equity

Social movements have pressured the new Biden administration to act.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
January 27, 2021
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A white man, inexplicably still alive after storming the U.S. capitol building, holds the flag of a defunct seditionist government
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists.

An attack-free inauguration must not wipe our memory of the white supremacy that reared up on January 6 at the Capitol.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
January 25, 2021
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Our tax code is not just overly complicated; it’s also racist.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

What Filing Tax Returns Taught Me About Racism in the US      

Our tax code is not just overly complicated; it’s also racist. 
by
Sarah Benchimol,
Truthout
January 24, 2021
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Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. makes a phone call from the office of the Negro First Baptist Church during an all-night vigil after a white mob attacked a mass meeting in progress at the church late on May 21, 1961.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Martin Luther King Jr. Defended Democracy Against Racism and So Must We

King’s demands for economic justice are crucial in the struggle against rising American fascism.
by
Nicholas Powers,
Truthout
January 18, 2021
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Demonstrators march through Brooklyn, New York during a protest against the current administration on January 7, 2021, a day after pro-Trump mob stormed and trashed the Capitol.
Interview
Racial Justice

We Have to Let White Supremacy Die in Order to Truly Live

In an era of emboldened fascism, we must resist by centering radical love in our politics, says David Kyuman Kim.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
January 17, 2021
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President-elect Joe Biden speaks as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris looks on during day two of laying out his plan on combating the coronavirus at the Queen theater January 15, 2021, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Biden Needs to Make Closing the Racial Wealth Divide a Priority on Day One

The incoming administration can take bold action by creating a White House Office of Racial Economic Equity.
by
Dedrick Asante-Muhammad &
Tyler Bond,
OtherWords
January 16, 2021
Truthout
Interview
Racial Justice

As COVID Surges in LA, Indigenous Communities Fight to Preserve Life and Culture

In Los Angeles County, Indigenous communities in working-class neighborhoods are among the hardest hit.
by
Amy Goodman &
Juan González,
Democracy Now!
January 13, 2021
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A noose is seen on makeshift gallows built by Trump loyalists as they gather on the west side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.
Interview
Racial Justice

Capitol Mob Reveals Ongoing Refusal to Accept Black Votes as Legitimate

Trump’s mob had chilling echoes of the armed white mobs that terrorized elected Black officials during Reconstruction.
by
George Yancy,
Truthout
January 12, 2021
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Trump loyalists clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., on January 6, 2021.
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Trump Loyalists Want to Uphold a Long American Tradition: White License

The Trump loyalists wanted the old game of false democracy, where their votes count more than everyone else’s.
by
Lewis R. Gordon,
Truthout
January 10, 2021
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